Convertible bedchair



July 1, 1941. e. w. DONOHO CONVERTIBLE BEDCHAIR Filed Jan. 16, 1939Patented July 1, 1941 3 Claims.

This invention pertains to a chair which is convertible, by changing thepositions of the several parts, to uses as a bed upon which a person mayrecline. Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear inthe course of the subjoined description, and the novelty will be shownand described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar reference characters indicatecorresponding parts in all figures.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a chair embodying :my invention. Fig. 2 isa detailed drawing along the lines of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation of the same chair at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of the chair partially emended' for semi-reclining. Fig. 5shows the chair fully zunfolded and adapted to use as a bed. Fig. 6 is adetailed drawing along the lines of Fig. 5, showing the process ofunfolding and readjusting the various parts shown in the compact form ofa chair in Fig. 2.

Of the various parts: I represents a removable back rest, held in placeby suitably inclined grooves in the rear inner sides of the arm rests. 2represents the arm rests, horizontally divided from the base, except fora hinged connection I, at the rear, permitting rearward pivotal actionof the arm rests, and a releasable fastening 8, at or near the front. 3represents a base, with legs at the corners thereof. 4 represents amovable seat cushion, having a hinged connection In, along its bottomedge to the base, preferably at the rear edge of the base, and a likehinged connection 9, along its front bottom edge, to a movable foot rest5. 6 represents supports ator near the front corners of the movable footrest 5 which, in conjunction with the hinged connection 9, maintain thefoot rest at a properdistance above the floor in alignment with the seatcushion 4, as shown in Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6. II represents aninterchangeable means of maintaining seat cushion 4 in parallelhorizontal alignment above the base 3.

In converting the chair, as shown in Figure 1,, to a bed, as shown inFigure 5, the back rest I is slid upwardly from the grooves forming apart of the rear inner structure of the arm rests 2. Figure 2 indicatesthe back rest I removably inserted in the arm rest grooves, with itslower end resting upon the movable seat cushion 4.

Arm rests 2 may be said to be independent of the base 3, being dividedhorizontally therefrom their entire length, the base 3 serving as ameans of support to the arm rests 2, which are secured thereon, inparallel horizontal relation thereto, by a hinge-like device 1, at therear, and a releasable fastening 8, at or near the front. Through therearward pivotal action of the hinged connection 1, the arm rests 2assume an inverted position, rearward of the base 3, their normallyupward surfaces resting upon the floor and their normally lower surfacesforming substantial supports for the back rest I, in horizontalalignment with the seat cushion E.

Fig. 2 shows the movable foot rest 5, in an inverted position within thebase 3, the inverted foot rest supports 6 projecting upwardly intorecesses provided in the arm rests 2, giving added strength andstability to the arm rests.

Through the upward pivotal action of the hinged connection Ill, betweenthe movable seat cushion 4 and the back of the base 3, augmented by thedownward and forward pivotal action of the hinged connection 9, betweenthe movable seat cushion 4 and the movable foot rest 5, the foot restmay be unfolded and extended forwardly of the base 3 into horizontalalignment with the seat cushion 4 and the back rest l, in the formationof a bed.

To restore the structure to the form of a chair, the seat cushion 4 andthe foot rest 5 are raised by lifting the foot rest from the floor andexerting pressure downward and backward until seat cushion l, throughthe combined pivotal action of hinged connections 9 and H3, is in avertical position permitting the foot rest 5 to swing downward andbackward on the hinged connection 9 into vertical parallel alignmentwith the seat cushion 4. Combined seat cushion i and foot rest 5,through the pivotal action of the hinged connection H], are movedforward and downward until the foot rest is concealed within the lowerportion of the base 3, and seat cushion 4 rests upon the upper portionof the base. The inverted arm rests 2 are then moved upwardly andforwardly, by means of the pivotal action of the hinged connection 1,finally resting upon the base 3, and are secured thereto, at the front,by the releasable fastening 8. Sliding the back rest I into the groovesin the rear inner surfaces of the arm rests 2 completes the operation.

I have found the convertible bed-chair described in the foregoingspecification to be practical and useful for the purposes for which itis designed. As a chair, it is compact and, by reason of itsconventional lines, not distinguishable from any other chair; as a bed,the disposal of the various parts assures the security of an equaldistribution of weight possible only if all weightcarrying portions restupon the floor.

Having given this description of my invention, I desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. In a convertible bed-chair, in combination, a base, arm restssupported upon said base and pivoted along their rear bottom edges tosaid base for rearward pivotal movement into position rearwardly of saidbase and in horizontal alignment therewith, means releasably securingsaid arm rests to said base against rearward pivotal movement; a backrest, sockets in said arm rests removably receiving said back rest; aseat cushion, pivoted along its rear bottom edge to said base for upwardpivotal movement, and interengageable means on said seat cushion andsaid base forwardly of said seat pivot for maintaining said seat cushionin horizontal relation upon said base; a foot rest, inverted within thebottom of said base, and pivoted to the forward bottom edge of said seatcushion for forward pivotal movement into position forwardly of saidseat cushion;

' means onJsaid foot rest for supporting said foot rest above the floorin horizontal alignment with said seat cushion when extended intoposition forwardly of said seat cushion; said back rest being removedfrom said-arm rests and supported upon theinverted arm rests when saidarm rests are moved into rearward position to form a por- "tion of a bedin alignment with said-seat.

menttherewith, means releasably securing said arm rests to said baseagainst rearwardpivotal movement; a back rest, sockets in said arm restsremovably receiving said back rest; a seat cushion, pivoted alongone ofits side bottom edges to said base for upward pivotal movement, andinterengageable means on said seat cushion and said base, oppositeconjunction with said seat for rearward pivotal movement into positionrearwardlyof said base and in horizontal alignpivot, for maintainingsaid seat cushion in horizontal relation upon said base; a foot rest,inverted within the bottom of said base, and pivoted to the forwardbottom edge of said seat cushion for forward pivotal movement intoposition forwardly of said seat cushion; means on said foot rest forsupporting said foot rest above the floor in horizontal alignment withsaid seat cushion when extended into position forwardly of said seatcushion; said back rest being removed from said arm rests and supportedupon the inverted arm rests when said arm rests are moved into rearwardposition to form a portion of a bed in alignment with said seat cushion.

3. In a convertible bed-chair, in combination, a base, arm restssupported upon said base, said arm rests being joined at their rear endsabove said base and pivoted along their rear bottom edges to rear ofsaid base for rearward pivotal movement into position rearwardly of saidbase and in horizontal alignment therewith, means releasably securingsaid arm rests to said base against rearward pivotal movement; a backrest, sockets in said arm restsremovably receiving said back rest; aseat cushion, pivoted along its rear bottom edge to said base for upwardpivotal movement, and interengageable means on said cushion, said armrests and said'base forwardly of saidseat pivot for maintaining saidseat cushion in horizontal relation uponsaid base; a foot rest, invertedwithin the bottom of said base, and pivoted along its inverted forwardedge to said seatrcushion for forward pivotal movement into positionforwardly of said seat cushion; means on said foot rest for supporting.said foot, rest above the floor in horizontal alignment with said seatcushion when eg rtended into position forwardly of said seat cushion;said'back rest being removed from said arm rests andsupportd upon theinverted arm rests when said arm rests are moved into rearward positionto form a portion of a bed in alignment with saidseat. GUY' W.-DGNQI-ILO,

